ROCHESTER — A national education organization has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, accusing Rochester Public Schools of racial discrimination regarding its teaching staff.   Parents Defending Education filed the complaint on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The document alleges that the district has violated both the Civil Rights Act, as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution by only offering some re…

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National education group accuses Rochester Public Schools of racial discrimination in federal complaint

A parental rights watchdog filed a civil rights complaint against Rochester Public Schools, a K-12 school district in Minnesota, for “discrimination on the basis of race” in programs that receive federal funding. In its complaint, Parents Defending Education accused the southeast Minnesota school district of violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as well as the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment by excluding white people f…

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Conservative group Parents Defending Education says district programs intended to recruit teachers of color are discriminatory.

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Rochester school district faces federal complaint over diversity hiring programs

A Minnesota school district was hit with a federal complaint by Parents Defending Education (PDE), which claims that the district engaged in race-based discrimination. The complaint against Minnesota’s Rochester Public Schools was filed after the district allegedly used funds to support affinity group programs and professional development initiatives that barred white employees from participation. “Parents Defending Education (PDE) brings this c…

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Minnesota School District Hit With Federal Complaint Over Race-Based Discrimination

A Minnesota school district was hit with a federal complaint by Parents Defending Education (PDE), which claims that the district engaged in race-based discrimination.The complaint against Minnesota’s Rochester Public Schools was filed after the district allegedly used funds to support affinity group programs and professional development initiatives that barred white employees from participation.“Parents Defending Education (PDE) brings this com…

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